By Jackie Chiakulas
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A Direct Attack on the Voice of the People LAS VEGAS, NV — The horrifying events that happened January 6th at the U.S. Capitol is the expected endgame of an ideology that thrives off division, the devaluing of lives as well as the votes and voices of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in […]
Please join us to uplift, share and tweet to our community and representatives that we need them to put people over profit during the special session about Nevada’s budget crisis. Our elected officials need to be bold and enact meaningful reforms this special session to: Raise revenue, starting by addressing mining’s deductions, Hold police accountable […]
By Christine Saunders
From Civic Engagement to Progressive Policy: A Year of Focus Yields Results Thanks to unprecedented collaboration and capacity, as well as powerful legislative leadership, Nevada progressives achieved hard-fought policy wins in the 2017 session that will improve the health of our communities and the lives of ordinary Nevadans. Years of base-building and organizing, especially during […]
On Thursday, April 21, PLAN and the Comstock Residents Association (CRA) held a press conference in front of the Nevada Mining Association to denounce Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) illegal operations at its Progreso VII Derivada gold mine in Guatemala. KCA’s exploitation license was suspended by Guatemalan Courts in July and November 2015 and the […]
Join us for “Real Solutions for Real People”, a day for activists to join together in deepening our knowledge and commitment to comprehensive solutions for economic, racial and environmental justice issues for our communities. USE THIS LINK TO RSVP When: February 13, 2016 Location: Reno, NV Time: 8:00am – 2:30pm Cost: FREE
You may have heard: for the second time in 15 months, Governor Brian Sandoval has called a special session of the Nevada Legislature to approve an incentives package for an electric car company to set up shop in Nevada. In September of 2014 it was Tesla moving to the Reno area, today it’s Faraday […]
In August President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution in the United States. Join climate activists November 17th for CPP assemblies in Reno and Las Vegas to discuss how we can insure Nevada’s authorities create the strongest, most responsible plan. Following the CPP assembly we’ll […]
Seeking Social Justice Through Art: A Convergence of Creates, is a one-day intensive workshop on social justice issues designed for artists and non profits. Registration begins at 8:30am. Program lasts from 9am to 3pm. Register now and order lunch. Location is the Dr. William U Pearson Community Center, 1625 West Carey Avenue, North Las […]
With the Nevada caucuses being first in the West, we all have plenty of opportunities to talk to many different candidates and their political operatives. We hope you can join us Wednesday September 9th for a “Bird-dog” training to ask candidates good questions. Click here to RSVP for this free training. “Bird-dogging” is a term […]
July 6th – 10th is Shark Week! We’ve had enough of payday, car title and installment loan sharks in our neighborhoods! Tell the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to issue rules that truly put an end to the debt trap and stop predatory loan sharks from attacking our families. Don’t let any of these Sharks […]
